In this episode, Leeboy de Velez shares his journey from performance-driven ministry to receiving care from the Master, and how that shift allowed him to live and lead from a rested heart.

He outlines simple, practical rhythms—stop, look, and listen—plus spiritual practices and community support to help leaders reconnect with God, notice physical and emotional signs of stress, and grow in receiving care.

The Critical Journey by Janet Hagberg and Robert Guelich

The Member Care Model

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Angela, the national team leader in Taiwan, shares how she shaped a Christ-centered, servant leadership culture by encouraging staff to seek God first, pray together weekly, and confirm their calling before accepting leadership roles.

The episode demonstrates how regular prayer and reliance on the Holy Spirit transformed team dynamics, deepened trust in God, and offers a simple call to action for leaders: pray and let God lead.

The Member Care Model

In this episode of the LDHR podcast, Kathy Horne (Well-being Team Lead, Agapé UK) explores holistic self-care for leaders — covering physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. She shares personal stories of bereavement and recovery, how community supported her, ways to redefine rest, practical habits like disciplined routines, and resources to build lasting resilience.

Reflect on what brings you life and consider the cost of not caring for yourself. Next week: Vania Medina in Mexico on prioritizing self-care for teams.

Being Known Podcast

Pub Med

Member Care Model

In this episode of the LDHR podcast, Vania shares how a personal health crisis led her to adopt holistic self-care practices and foster a team culture that values rest, boundaries, and overall well-being. She explains how spiritual, physical, emotional, and relational practices work together to sustain long‑term ministry.

Vania provides practical examples—monthly “day with the Lord” retreats, team outings, office plants, hybrid workdays, and prioritizing family time—and reminds leaders that Jesus modeled the importance of rest. This episode offers encouragement and concrete steps for leaders who want to make self‑care a team priority.

Member Care Model

Christine, a team leader with experience overseas and at Indiana University, discusses how team leaders can balance strategic goals with shepherding their people through team care.

She shares practical habits—setting team norms, modeling vulnerability, encouraging rest, checking in personally, and asking for help or using resources—to build mutual support and healthier team relationships.

Member Care Model

In this episode of the LDHR podcast, Cecilia Tyoden, national LDHR leader for Nigeria, discusses the team-care component of the member care model through the biblical "one another" commands. She explains how love, forgiveness, encouragement, and mutual support shape healthy leadership and team dynamics.

Cecilia shares practical habits—such as seeing staff as family, praying, checking in by phone or in person, utilizing technology, and modeling vulnerability—addressing challenges when care isn't reciprocated, and encourages leaders to utilize LDHR member care resources to build a culture of mutual care and support.

Member Care Model

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In this episode, Paul Cheesman from the Global LDHR team shares practical insights on leading virtual teams, including the relational challenges of not "reading the room," building trust across distances, and the importance of over-communication and follow-up.

Paul discusses tech and tools (Zoom, Slack, Monday.com), the hybrid mindset of investing in occasional in-person time to build relational equity, and simple habits leaders can use—intentional check-ins, clear systems, adaptability, and extending grace.

Close: Leading Well Across Distance and Cultures

Member Care Model

In this episode of the LDHR podcast, Beth talks with Bong from Cru Philippines about Movement Care: organizational systems and relational practices that ensure staff are known, needed, and have a future. They discuss practical measures, such as clustering during crises, corporate health insurance, retirement funds, specialist referrals, in-house counselors, crisis management, leave policies, staff development cycles, and team facilitation resources.

Bong emphasizes that beyond policies, care must be intentional and relational. The episode closes with a simple first step leaders can take: assess people’s needs (through surveys, interviews, or observations) and start addressing one or two priorities to build sustainable, people-centered support.

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Staff Development Cycle

Member Care Model

In this episode, Mike Maney (LDHR Europe regional leader) explains why ministries need a trusted network of specialist caregivers—counselors, spiritual directors, and debriefers—to support staff well‑being, normalize help‑seeking, and prevent burnout.

Practical guidance covers how to evaluate and vet providers, gather confidential feedback, communicate options to staff, overcome common misconceptions, and start small by utilizing prayer, partnerships, and existing member care resources.

The Global Member Care Network

Barnabas International

Member Care Associates

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In this episode of the LDHR Podcast’s Renewed Leadership mini-series, Karen explores why pausing is essential for leaders and offers practical, easy-to-apply pauses—like breath prayers, deep breathing, short walks, and scheduled rhythms—to restore clarity, spiritual formation, and effective decision-making.

Listen for guidance on modeling pause for your team, recognizing signs of chronic overwhelm, and a short guided exercise (Palms Up, Palms Down) to help you release burdens and reconnect with God.

The Pause App

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Lectio 365

Welcome to the LDHR Podcast’s Renewed Leadership mini-series with Maggie Bruehl. In this episode, Maggie shares the origins of LDHR, the shift to a global and collaborative HR mindset, and how HR evolved into leadership development. She reflects on servant leadership modeled by Christ, the importance of humility and presence, and practical ways leaders can pause to notice and celebrate where God has been at work. Maggie describes using poetry and the rhythm of Psalm 118 as a reflective practice, introduces her book Splash, and invites listeners to submit poems following that pattern to llama@cru.org by December 31, 2025, for a chance to win a Kindle copy.

Splash: Captured Moments In Time

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In this episode, coach Cristina Dragomir and host Beth explore designing sustainable rhythms for ministry leadership, focusing on patterns that sustain spiritual, emotional, and relational health rather than just yearly goals.

They share practical coaching tools—accountability, reflective questions, simple place-changing practices, and habits—to help leaders slow down, reconnect with God and others, and build rhythms that last.

FOCOS Coaching

The Emotionally Healthy Leader

Welcome to the LDHR Podcast. This episode focuses on coaching: a conversation with Karen Zando about moving people from where they are to where they want to be. Host Beth and guest Karen cover core coaching skills, especially listening and asking powerful questions, and show how they apply in relationships, both professionally and personally.

The episode offers practical tips you can use right away, including the WAIT acrostic (Why Am I Talking?), listening with mind, body, words, intuition, and the Spirit, and ways to reduce distractions. You’ll hear why listening builds value, trust, and deeper relationships.

If you'd like more information about coaching or to get in contact with Karen, email llama@cru.org

In this episode of the LDHR Podcast’s Renewed Leadership mini-series, Kourtney shares practical steps to realign your leadership purpose for the new year. She explains the soul line/goal line framework, the importance of values and community, and how reflection practices, such as journaling, mentorship, and regular rhythms (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly), keep leaders grounded.

Listeners are invited to try quick exercises—a 10-minute check-in or a 20-minute vision-goals-commitments triangle—to clarify a one-sentence north star, set focused goals, and sustain alignment throughout the year.

Sacred and Strategic

Welcome to the LDHR Podcast episode of Across the Ages, where four panelists from different generations discuss the recruitment phase of staff life. They share personal stories about being seen, invited, and supported—highlighting how small acts of care and clear vision drew them into ministry.

This episode explores the tension between personalization and professionalism, practical steps for better recruitment, and how organizational culture is reflected in the way people are welcomed and invited to serve.

Welcome to the LDHR Podcast series Across the Ages. In this episode, four panelists from different generations discuss the application and onboarding phases of the staff life cycle, comparing past and present practices and the expectations each generation brings.

They highlight clear qualifications, timely and respectful communication, transparent application questions, meaningful interviews, effective websites and social media, team hospitality, and practical steps organizations can take to help new staff feel known, needed, and have a future.

Bob Tiede, who has served for 54 years in Cru, shares how switching from directing to asking transformed his leadership. He explains the difference between diminishers and multipliers and why self-awareness and humility matter.

Bob introduces a simple toolkit you can use immediately: four short questions, plus techniques for giving feedback, inviting ideas by asking "What might we do?", and helping people own solutions.

Leading With Questions Blog

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Leading with Questions Seminar Cru25

In this final Across the Ages episode, ministry leaders from four generations discuss development, retention, and separation across the staff life cycle.

They explore what helps people feel seen, valued, and supported—from clear development pathways and creative leadership handovers to meaningful recognition, flexibility, and healthy offboarding practices.

Listeners will hear practical steps and real stories to help organizations nurture staff, prevent unnecessary exits, and send people well when it’s time to move on.